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1914 Iron Cross 1st class L/54 - WW2 type

1914 Iron Cross 1st class L/54 - WW2 type

LOT 20-227
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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
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PERIOD
COUNTRY Deutschland
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER Schauerte & Höhfeld
WEIGHT
LOT 20-227
EAN 2000000102390
LOT 20-227
PERIOD
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000102390
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER Schauerte & Höhfeld
WEIGHT
PERIOD
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 20-227
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000102390
OEK 1908
MAKER Schauerte & Höhfeld
WEIGHT


Description

Nice 1914 Iron Cross 1st class. Made by SCHAUERTE & HÖHFELD. Produced in the 40's for WW1 veterans. Private purchased.

"L/54" maker marked. Iron core.

Good condition 2+.

 


Condition
See description
Historical information
Award period
1914 - 1924
OEK
1908
Institution date
March 17, 1813
Instituted by
King Frederick William III of Prussia

King Frederick William III of Prussia initially created the Iron Cross as a military decoration on March 17, 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. The Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War (1870), World War I (1914), and World War II (1939).

The Iron Cross was usually a military decoration only but awarded to civilians for performing military functions in a few instances.

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